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chuck hahn

My first CB 750

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Last night i bought a running and riding 1976 CB 750A. I dont know one thing about the mechanics of the bike. I have been on bikes for the last 35 years , but mostly Suzuki GS series bikes and some various Hondas and Kawasakis, This is my first fully automatic bike though.. I did have a 98 Shadow 1100 VT for 12 years also. I am looking forward to learning about this bike. I will take some pics and post later. Right now though the most important thing is to find a downloadable service manual for the bike. Thjanks, Chuck.

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Chuck, first off, welcome to the forum! As for a manual, I thought we had one, but for the time being, there is a large 69-78 manual which will have some special info for the A. It is a large download but will cover much of what you need. I will see if I can find one for the A if we do not have it.

We do not have it but that manual will cover some of it BUT I did find an A manual. I just have to get it on my pc at home so I can merge the pdf files for upload.

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Welcome to the forum. what questions do you have? I myself have 2 1/2 76 CB 750 As

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chuck hahn

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Well the first thing i have on my mind is that i notice that at an idle theres a rather pronounced clunking from down by the what i suspect is the torque converter area. I did some googling at work and found out what that big round area on the right is. I rode the bike to work about 19 miles one way and it ran great. Once its up and cruising the clunking goes away. So I was thinking maybe carbs sync needs done or that the idle is set too low. I looked all over and didnt find an idle adjustment screw. Any advise on these situations??

chuck hahn

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OHHH...and how can i add pics from my image shack acct of the bike??

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To add pictures, just use the "insert image" tab at the top of reply box. the idle adjust screw is on the No#4 carb. Just look over the top of it, and you will see it towards the front. These bikes are noisy at idle, but it sounds just like carbs out of sync. I would go on and check the carbs myself though.
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And the last batch...
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chuck hahn

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I got yet another question..LOL. What are the carbs on these bikes?? Look like mikunis to me but whats the nomenclature??

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Typically they are referred to as JUNK

However the brand is Keihin.
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chuck hahn

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So i measure the engine side of the throats to determine the MM size?

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If you really want to know what size they are I'm sure someone here will know, or find out. Are planning on rebuilding, or upgrading them?
I just finished looking at your pictures. Can you detail mine next? that is one clean bike. Also I have never seen that seat, grab bar, and rear turn signal mounts before. Do you know if they were an upgrade, or option?
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chuck hahn

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Guy I bought it from told me it was his father in laws and he bought it new. This is my first CB and i can only assume the bike is all original and stock. As for detailing..All i did was wash it down with some purple power and rinsed with a hose. The chrome had just a bit or tarnish here and there. It wasnt even rust yet. I took some chrome polish and a rag and rubbed it in a little bit and wiped it off.. Wasnt that bad of a problem to polish at all. I did the entire process in about 3 hrs.